How to Enable HugePages for a Para-Virtualized Machine ( PVM ) on Oracle VM 3.2

(Doc ID 1529373.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Applies to:

Oracle VM - Version 3.2.4 and laterPrivate Cloud Appliance X5-2 Hardware - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]Linux x86-64

Goal

The goal of this document is to instruct on how to properly configure and enable the HugePages Kernel feature in a Oracle VM 3.2 environment for a PVM (Paravirtualized Virtual Machine). In order to accomplish this, the VM Server (Dom0) requires to be configured properly as well the Virtual Machine (guest or DomU). You can use Hugepages in a HVM (Hardware Virtualized Machine) as usual, with or without havingthis feature ('superpages') configured.

Requirements:

Oracle VM - Version 3.2.4 and later (earlier versions might work but are not supported)